Who founded Midwest Enclosures?

Melissa I. Payne focuses on offering building enclosure third-party services.  She founded Midwest Enclosure Consulting, LLC, September 2022, to offer owners, design, and construction teams with expertise in building science, building envelope solutions, forensic investigations, enclosure commissioning, as well as building performance assessments and construction onsite inspections.

Ms. Payne possesses a strong foundation in industry standards related to building envelope commissioning processes, commissioning authority, building science, construction observation, performance testing, project management, and general construction of building envelope systems including: institutional, schools, higher education, government, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial projects.  Her owner representative, third-party consulting experience, forensic work, commissioning provider background, and manufacturer internal consultant involvement gives her an all-enveloping perspective of the design and construction industry.  Currently she works with owners, architects, engineers, designers, construction managers/general contractors, and enclosure trades to promote the integrity and performance of building enclosures.  She is known for bringing collaboration to the design and construction process.  She focuses on bridging the gap in design and construction with design review services, development of project specific details, construction observation and documentation, and focuses on mitigating risk as they relate to the design and construction of the building enclosure system.

Ms. Payne maintains high involvement in the design and construction industry as a nationally recognized speaker.  Since 2016 she has been a guest speaker for Drury University School of Architecture.  She served a three-year term on the Southwest Missouri Construction Specification Institute (SWMO-CSI) Board and is a chapter member since 2003. She has been a member of the International Code Council since 2013. Ms. Payne is Past Chair and a founding member of the Ozarks Regional Chapter of the Building Enclosure Council (BEC-OR), a committee of Springfield-AIA, currently a member of National Institute of Building Science, and a Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC) member since 2019.  She is a member of the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) and has presented as a guest speaker for national ABAA symposium tours and national conferences.  She is also a member of IIBEC (International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants, Formally RCI) and a published author for their national Interface magazine.